The thiol-Michael addition click reaction: a powerful and widely used tool in materials chemistry

DP Nair, M Podgorski, S Chatani, T Gong… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The key attribute of the thiol-Michael addition reaction that makes it a prized tool in materials
science is its modular “click” nature, which allows for the implementation of this highly …

“One-Pot” Aminolysis/Thiol–Maleimide End-Group Functionalization of RAFT Polymers: Identifying and Preventing Michael Addition Side Reactions

BA Abel, CL McCormick - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
We show that many of the nucleophiles (catalysts, reducing agents, amines, thiols) present
during “one-pot” aminolysis/thiol–maleimide end-group functionalization of RAFT polymers …

Effect of TiO 2 nanoparticle surface functionalization on protein adsorption, cellular uptake and cytotoxicity: the attachment of PEG comb polymers using catalytic chain …

R Tedja, AH Soeriyadi, MR Whittaker, M Lim… - Polymer …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A successful modification of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles surfaces by a grafting-to
polymer technique combining catalytic chain transfer and thiol–ene click chemistry is …

Polyvinyl alcohol as a biocompatible alternative for the passivation of gold nanorods

C Kinnear, D Burnand, MJD Clift… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The functionalization of gold nanorods (GNRs) with polymers is essential for both their
colloidal stability and biocompatibility. However, a bilayer of the toxic cationic surfactant cetyl …

Fluorescence imaging of nanoscale domains in polymer blends using stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM)

MW Gramlich, J Bae, RC Hayward, JL Ross - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
High-resolution fluorescence techniques that provide spatial resolution below the diffraction
limit are attractive new methods for structural characterization of nanostructured materials …

Use of a continuous-flow microreactor for thiol–ene functionalization of RAFT-derived poly (butyl acrylate)

J Vandenbergh, T Junkers - Polymer Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This study describes the synthesis of functionalized RAFT-derived poly (n-butyl acrylate)
polymers via the use of a continuous-flow microreactor, in which aminolysis as well as thiol …

Nucleophile responsive charge-reversing polycations for pDNA transfection

RW Lewis, A Muralidharan, B Klemm, PE Boukany… - Polymer …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycationic carriers promise low cost and scalable gene therapy treatments, however
inefficient intracellular unpacking of the genetic cargo has limited transfection efficiency …

Thermo-responsive polyacrylonitrile membranes prepared with poly (acrylonitrile-g-isopropylacrylamide) as an additive

ZD Fei, LS Wan, WM Wang, MQ Zhong… - Journal of membrane …, 2013 - Elsevier
Thermo-responsive polyacrylonitrile (PAN) membranes were prepared by the immersion
precipitation phase inversion process using poly (acrylonitrile-graft-isopropylacrylamide)[P …

RAFT‐Functional End Groups: Installation and Transformation

AB Lowe, E Dallerba - RAFT Polymerization: Methods …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Among every aspect resulting from the reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer
(RAFT) polymerization development, the access to a large diversity of functionalities within …

Amino-functionalized poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) derived from lysine: a sustainable polymer with thermo and pH dual stimuli response

F Jia, S Wang, X Zhang, C Xiao, Y Tao, X Wang - Polymer Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Lysine, a renewable feedstock with economic feasibility, was tactfully cyclized to its
corresponding cyclic lysine and then subjected to a reaction with acetylenes to yield a …